George Lucas Almost Dies & His First Big Movie Before Star Wars | History Of Lucasfilm: Chapter 1

📬 Get every company deep-dive direct to your inbox: https://corrp.com George Lucas loved to race cars as a teenager living in a small town near San Francisco. Then he got in a car crash that almost killed him. During his time in hospital recovering, he reflected on his future and decided to attend film school, where he becomes part of the 'Dirty Dozen', a generation of movie makers who will change Hollywood. While his first film THX 1138 bombs at the box office, his second, American Graffiti, is one of the highest grossing films of that year, positioning George Lucas to focus on his dream movie project. ****** If you love business strategy, startup lore, and deep-dive corporate documentaries, make sure to subscribe! I cover the ideas, growth tactics, key people and the big money exits of the world's most influential companies. 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE CORRP PODCAST: 🌐 Website: https://corrp.com 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://corrp.com/applepodcasts 🎧 Spotify: https://corrp.com/spotifypodcasts 📻 RSS Feed: https://corrp.com/rss Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 4:45 - George Lucas Youth 7:34 - The Car Crash 10:00 - UC School Of Cinematic Arts 12:28 - Akira Kurosawa Inspiration 14:55 - THX 1135 4EB 16:37 - Francis Ford Copolla 22:25 - American Graffiti 24:54 - The Birth Of Star Wars #Lucasfilm #LucasfilmHistory #LucasfilmDocumentary #GeorgeLucas #Starwars #Americangraffiti #BusinessDocumentary #CompanyHistory #Corrp #StartupStories #BusinessPodcast